Towing

[200Boy]

how much would a trailer weigh that could fit an ae71 onto it? the reason i ask is because my brother is most likely going to buy a 97 v6 magna to tow our future project and the towing capacity revealed on redbook is 1500kg, will the car be able to handle it comfortably?

[Gilly]

i say maybe. ae71 weighs clost to 1000kg with fuel and spares and shit like that. i don't know what a trailer weighs!! i would guess close to 500kg for a car trailer. i think it would be close.

[Dems]

I think a trailer would be less than 500kg, i mean you can pick em up and move them pretty easily.

[carter303]

Our motorbike trailer with all the roof,sides and full checker plate floor comes in under 900kg so a car trailer without the roof,framing and a "full" floor, i wouldnt see it going past 500kg/600kg. Yeah we have a v6 magna and it tows it piece of piss.

[rb_sil80]

we towed my ae71 home when i bought it and it was the worst experience ever

even in a braked trailer it was still very sketchy.

dads got a forrester xt which i think had a rating of 1500kgs?

pretty much, the bigger and sturdier the car your using to tow, the easier its going to be for you.

[Bustin_86]

Diesel discovery for the win!!!!!!

[ToySprinta]

V8 XD falcon Heaps better then the parentals x-trail, (2000kg braked rating on x-trail)

[rthy]

is that the 4wd magna or the fwd one?
RWD TOW all the way, my sprinter can tow better than a mid 90's nimbus

[v-tec]

it is close, tho i did manage to drive my ae71 from gold coast to Qr one time with a holden vectra 2.0 4cyl.
was a bit underpowered but did ok... the clutch was never the same lol

magna should be quite ok for it. tho obviously 4wd's are the best option

[xsoarerx]

i towed my 86 home with my daewoo nubira, it did fine but it was only 10 kms max and i was taking everything slow, plus i used a bit of fuel using the gears to slow down.

but it wasnt hard. ive seen magna's tow long carvans so a car and trailer can be to much harder than that.